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Amidst the yellow cabs, high-rise buildings and bright lights is an acquainted visitor. She’s aware of the fast-paced life and stylish attitude, but is still uncovering what lies beneath the superficial layers. Even before model Tiiu Kuik can do so, her wardrobe has already befriended the winter magic of Manhattan.

If you have legs like a Goddess and enough daring to pull off a skin-tight fuchsia bodysuit and lime green platform heels, then you’re probably in the vast minority. Tiiu Kuik has the legs (really has the legs) but probably doesn’t go about in this kind of outfit when she’s not in front of Max Abadian’s lens. That doesn’t matter though. Fashion is about fantasy,…

I’ve been starting to wonder whether the trend of nudity in fashion – particularly the highly sexualised kind – has faded almost entirely away… Or is it just that we’re so used to it, we don’t notice it anymore? Odds are it’s a combination. Partly the move from raw, almost pornographic shoots (thank you Terry Richardson and Olivier Zahm) to sensual nudity; and partly a…

You may not expect wedding attire to consist of sheer white lace bodysuits or layered up rings of the diamond engagement variety… but in Spain’s Vogue Novias (Vogue Brides) for Fall 2010, that’s exactly what you’ll find.

There’s a hazy quality to these shots of Tiiu Kuik, like falling dusk over bare skin, softening the nudity element and creating a sensual feel. Henrik Bulow was the photographer. Click for more images (NSFW)

Tiiu Kuik looks a little like she’s washed ashore tangled in a fisherman’s net, but is enjoying the sun and sand so much she’s not all that fussed about the fact. Weaving layers of rope and crochet and mesh in sandy colours are perfect for creating a mermaid-like air of mystery.

Here is a trend that we’re sure by now needs no introduction; you guessed it, nudity. And if you need evidence of this being a growing trend, it was only last month that we saw Tiiu Kuik completely naked for Marie Claire Italia – and now again in the very next issue of the same magazine, the same model, again naked.

We’ve discussed the rise of nudity as a fashion trend – and as far as magazine editorials are concerned, it’s certainly a trend that’s growing. Marie Claire’s May 2009 issue includes another fashion shoot devoid entirely of clothes. A fashion magazine without the fashion, anyone?